Ashlyn smiled, knowing Jessie had something to tell her. “What is it? Just tell me.”
“There’s a photograph of Devin with his new girlfriend in Beauty Villa,” Jessie replied.
Since Ashlyn just made her upset, Jessie decided to return the favor.
Ashlyn snorted and said, “You’re so interested in Devin’s private life. Be honest with me, Jessie. Have you secretly fallen in love with Devin?”
“Ashlyn, please keep this nonsense to yourself.”
“Nonsense? Are you sure?”
Jessie’s mouth fell agape. She had no idea what to say and was completely baffled.
Yet, when Jessie saw Ashlyn was in the mood to joke with her, she assumed that Ashlyn didn’t have feelings for Devin.
Jessie just wanted to drop the topic at this point. “I’m sorry, Ashlyn. It was just some drunken ramblings.”
Ashlyn smiled. “You’re right. You do talk a lot of nonsense when you’re drunk.”
Jessie thought that she was just worried about nothing. Ashlyn didn’t seem that upset about it. She even bragged that she was going to make hundreds of billions of dollars.
Jessie felt helpless and said, “Okay, I’ll be heading to the club now. You…Never mind! Go ahead and sleep early so that you can make a lot of money tomorrow!”
Maybe all Ashlyn wanted to do was make a lot of money. She didn’t want to have a relationship at all.
Jessie was still getting used to the fact that her best friend was now sober.
Jessie then hung up the phone.
At that moment, Ashlyn also ended the call and checked her phone screen.
What Jessie said began to replay in her mind. There’s a photograph of Devin with his new girlfriend in Beauty Villa.”
It was said that Devin’s grandmother had given Devin the house in Beauty Villa. Devin owned many houses in Bluepond. He had taken his ex-girlfriends home before, but he had never taken any of them to Beauty Villa.
According to the tabloids, Beauty Villa was the last pure place for Devin. If he ever took a girl there, then it meant the he truly loved her.
Whether or not that was true, it was none of Ashlyn’s concern.
She came to her senses and picked up her phone. She then walked out of the study.
When Aiken first saw the photo, he sent it to Gordon. Devin and Ashlyn were close before, so it was surprising that Devin suddenly had a new girlfriend.
Ashlyn was Gordon’s ex-wife, and Aiken thought that Gordon should know.
Aiken wanted to watch Gordon and Devin fight for Ashlyn.
As Gordon was getting another cigarette from the box, his phone lit up.
Evening came and it was dark inside the car without any lights.
When the phone lit up, its bright light was almost blinding.
Gordon frowned. Knowing that it was from Aiken, he didn’t want to read it just yet.
Whenever he remembered what Ashlyn said over dinner, he would feel a sharp pain in his heart.
He grabbed the lighter and lit up a new cigarette.
Once the cigarette was lit, he looked down and saw the phone light up again.
Aiken sent him another message.
He was annoyed by Aiken’s constant texting.
He threw the lighter away and picked up his phone. He then smoked for a bit before he clicked on the message.
As soon as he opened the message, he saw the photo. In that photo, Devin was in the driver’s seat while a woman sat in the passenger seat next to him. The woman didn’t look like Ashlyn.
“Gordon, did you hear? Devin has a new girlfriend. When did he break up with Ashlyn?”
Gordon paused for a while after he read the message.
While he was lost in thought, Aiken sent him another message.
“You should go and comfort Ashlyn. I think you can win her back.”
Gordon’s face turned grim when he saw Aiken’s message, but he didn’t reply. He didn’t look up at the apartment building outside his car until the phone screen was turned off and the darkness in the car returned.
Although he didn’t know Ashlyn all that well, he learned one thing from the eight months that they had been divorced. She wasn’t the kind of girl who was easily deceived.
He wasn’t interested in remarrying her, so why would he give a damn about this?
After their divorce, Ashlyn disappeared for more than three months. When she came back, she was now a successful businesswoman. It wasn’t long before Devin courted her. At her request, he kept the relationship private, but it was clear to everyone that he was chasing her.
It lasted for at least half a year. Both the paparazzi and onlookers alike thought that Ashlyn was Devin’s true love and that she’d finally set him straight. But alas, he now had a new girlfriend. The internet was in a frenzy as they speculated what had happened to them.
As soon as Ashlyn finished bathing, she picked up her phone and saw the news. The latest entertainment headlines showed pictures of Devin with his new girlfriend.
It wasn’t only on the news. Several people were talking about it on social media apps as well.
Devin’s new girlfriend and his lapse back to his playboy lifestyle garnered him so much attention from the press that he became a superstar overnight.
After all, the girlfriends he had were very pretty. It was said that his eyes only saw women who were beautiful.
The news sites were buzzing about Devin’s new girlfriend. It was much more sensational because he used to change girlfriends every three months, but now, he lasted nearly eight months without one.
Ashlyn muted the newsfeed page on her phone and had her usual breakfast before heading off to work.
The whole country knew that Devin had a new girlfriend. This was the first time he was annoyed by the paparazzi spreading fake news.
He was so angry that he called Payne.
The sun had just risen and Payne was in a good mood. When he saw that Devin was calling him, he got confused. “That’s weird; I received a call from you.”
“Did you tell someone to leak those pictures on the Internet?”
“I don’t have the time for that nonsense.”
As soon as Payne finished speaking, Devin hung up the phone.
If Payne didn’t do this, then it must’ve been Carlee.
Devin called Carlee. “Didn’t you tell me that you don’t want Nolan to find out where you are?”
Carlee had just seen the trending searches that morning and was amused. “Yes. Nolan still doesn’t know where I am, right?”
“Delete the news.” Devin’s voice was firm and serious.
Carlee could tell that he was angry. She smirked and replied, “Don’t worry. I’m doing this for you. You love Ashlyn. How come you’ve never told her? This is just the push that you needed! Think of this as my way of helping you. Trust me, you’ll see the positive results soon!”
If Devin wasn’t her husband’s cousin, Carlee would have never helped him out.
Devin scrolled through all the tabloid sites on his tablet. How could this possibly help him?
“No thanks. If you want to help me, you can stop the gossip by deleting the news.”
After a while, he added, “Please.”
If she didn’t delete that news, people would soon discover his past.
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